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OpenTakeoff MCP Server

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OpenTakeoff runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 521 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.

Construction takeoff for AI agents: load plans, set scale, measure, count, export with provenance.

Installs per day peak 821 · avg 149 · +117% w/w
a month agotoday
2 521
Installs / week
npm · opentakeoff-mcp
128
Stars
4 open issues
17 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 23 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Builds a file path from a variable capture/capture_server.py:175
        raw = os.path.join(self.root, "raw", f"{phash}.json")

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add opentakeoff -- npx -y opentakeoff-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opentakeoff": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "opentakeoff-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.opentakeoff]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "opentakeoff-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opentakeoff": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "opentakeoff-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opentakeoff": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "opentakeoff-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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OpenTakeoff — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for OpenTakeoff?
OpenTakeoff runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package opentakeoff-mcp was installed 2 521 times last week.
How do I connect OpenTakeoff?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls opentakeoff-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use OpenTakeoff?
The npm package opentakeoff-mcp was installed 2 521 times in the last week. Week over week that is +117%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is OpenTakeoff open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript, 128 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.